lunisolar

adjective

lu·ni·so·lar ˌlü-ni-ˈsō-lər

also -ˌlär

: relating or attributed to the moon and the sun

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Prehistoric peoples may have created the world’s oldest lunisolar calendar thousands of years ago to mark a calamitous comet strike, according to a new study. —

Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 Depicting both solar and lunar cycles, the engravings may form the world’s oldest lunisolar calendar, predating others of its kind by thousands of years. —

News Desk, Artforum, 8 Aug. 2024 Researchers are sure, however, that the engravings on the monument track both moon phases and sun cycles, making this site the world’s earliest lunisolar calendar by more than a millennium. —

Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2024 According to the National Museum of Asian Art, the Lunar New Year, commonly known as the Spring Festival in China, celebrates the beginning of spring and the start of a new year on the lunisolar calendar. —

Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for lunisolar